Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sailoress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sailoress
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female sailor.

Dated

Example Sentences

"The usual size of yacht handled b the fair sailoresses is a two and a half rater but now that practice has increased their skil they are racing large boats."

Etymology

From sailor + -ess.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sailor

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

sailoresses (plural)

Questions

What does sailoress mean?: A female sailor.
Where does sailoress come from?: From sailor + -ess.

How to pronounce sailoress

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “sailoress”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “sailoress”.
Repeat and practice — Say “sailoress” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.